On Saturday, July 13, the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, ordered the immediate closure of Saint Academy, Busa Buji, in Jos North LGA of the state.
The
governor also ordered the arrest of artisanal miners mining around residential
areas in the state.
Recall
that on Friday (yesterday) a two-storey building collapsed in the
aforementioned school, claiming the lives of over 20 people, among them
students and teachers, while leaving several others with various degrees of
injuries.
The
State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo,
had confirmed the death of 22 people and 132 rescued, among whom are receiving
treatment in some tertiary health facilities in the state capital.
Mutfwang
gave the order while visiting the scene of the incident.
“I’m
ordering the closure of Saint Academy with immediate effect.
“And
I’m also ordering security agencies to arrest any artisanal miners mining in
residential areas across the state.”
While
commiserating with the families of the victims of the incident, the governor
promised that the government will bear the cost of the treatment of those
injured.
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